Chicago Gay Pride 2023

Chicago Gay Pride 2023 is one of the biggest events in Chicago!

Chicago pride is one of the largest and most popular pride events in the USA and comes complete with over 200 different events, concerts, circuit parties and festivals.

• Visiting for Chicago Pride? Book your hotel in Lakeview, cose to all the city’s top attractions and on the doorstep of the city’s busiest gay bars.

 Chicago Pridefest

• June 16th to 18th 2023 – Several large parties take place over the weekend leading up to the Chicago Pride main parade. Known as “Pridefest” the event should be on your Chicago Pride itinerary. The two day festival takes place in the gay village and comes complete with several stages featuring different live acts, appealing to all tastes.

WEPA Pride Edition

• Sunday June 18th – Everyone’s favourite afternoon Tea Dance, WEPA returns to Fantasy Night Club for an Sunday Funday Afternoon with guest DJs and surprise acts.

Chicago Pride Month – June 2022

• The annual Chicago Pride Parade is the culmination of a busy Pride Month full of gay celebrations. Pride Fest kicks off a week long buildup in Boystown, while events like the Dyke March, Back Lot Bash and Pride North offer Pride weekend partying in alternative gayborhoods (Humboldt Park, Andersonville and Rogers Park, respectively).
• Events include sporting events, food tastings, parades, plays, musical performances, parties, queer youth gatherings, and ceremonies of all kinds.

The Pride Parade

• Sunday 25th June 2023, On Sunday the roar of the crowd heralds the start of the Pride Parade, a dazzling cavalcade of diversity. The streets are lined 12 people deep as 750,000 people cheer the contingents on and enjoy the show, culture and experience! Book your stay in Lakeview early, close to all the pride events.
• The main parade begins on the final Sunday at noon at the corner of Broadway and Montrose, and continues south on Broadway, then south on Halsted, east on Belmont, south again on Broadway, and east on Diversey to Cannon Drive, near Diversey Harbor.

Best place to view the Chicago Pride Parade

• For the liveliest viewing spots head to the Boystown section of North Halsted Street, between Belmont Avenue and Grace Street.
• If you are seeking a less crowded area to view the parade, look for your viewing spots near the beginning of the route along Broadway between Montrose Avenue and Sheridan Road or further along Broadway between Belmont Avenue and Diversey Parkway.
• Stay close to Northalsted and enjoy the Pride Parade at its best. Try the Majestic Hotel on West Brompton, or the Hotel Zachary on North Clark Street. Check out the top 10 hotels in Lakeview for more options.

Pride in the Park Chicago

• June 24th and 25th – Pride In The Park Chicago is a two day event of concerts and parties taking place during the pride weekend, from 2PM – 10PM Saturday and 3PM – 10PM Sunday.

Pride North Chicago Block Party

• June 24th and 25th – Pride North Chicago is Chicago’s Largest North-side Neighborhood Pride Dance Party taking place each year in June.  The city’s Northside gets into the act  in the Glenwood Arts District – which runs from noon until 2 am and includes plenty of great entertainment.

Chicago Navy Pier Pride Festival

• Join Navy Pier for a pride filled day, one of the most popular parties in the city during the Chicago Pride festivities.

Circuit Mom Pride After Party

• Saturday June 24th – Sometimes, we never want the party to end, and so Circuit Mom is bringing you the ultimate closing event for Chicago Pride.

Furball Chicago Pride

• Saturday June 24th – Furball, NYC’s infamous bear and fetish party, comes to Chicago for the annual pride celebrations

Where to stay?

The following Chicago hotels are currently trending with our readers:

The Peninsula Chicago,    The Silversmith Hotel,   Gray Hotel,   Thompson Hotel.